Unsilenced (Record no. 6620)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781504999946
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 341.23WAR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Warah, Rasna.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Unsilenced
Remainder of title unmasking the United Nations' culture of cover-ups, corruption and impunity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Bloomington
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. AuthorHouse
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 126p. : ill. (black and white) ; 20 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In a world experiencing increasing conflicts, terrorism and displacement, many people are wondering what the United Nations – the organization established in 1945 to save future generations from the scourge of war – should or could have done to prevent these disasters from escalating. Unsilenced shows that, in fact, the Un has remained a bystander in many of these conflicts and that peace-building efforts have not only been undermined by the five permanent members of the Un Security Council, but also by the Un's many agencies and programmes. The book exposes how, under the guise of development, stability and the “war on terror”, the Un fails to prevent conflicts in many parts of the world, and in some cases, misleads the public about the scale of a problem. The book also reveals the web of lies, cover-ups, corruption and impunity within the United Nations that has allowed wrongdoing to continue unabated. Many of these acts of wrongdoing occur or continue because the Un fails to protect whistleblowers; on the contrary, most Un whistleblowers experience severe retaliation. Unsilenced describes how whistleblowers have been denied justice within the Un system and how the immunity accorded to Un officials and the conflict of interest inherent in the Un's internal justice system allow the perpetrators of criminal or unethical activities to go unpunished. The book is an urgent call for a serious reform of this bureaucratic, arcane and increasingly politicized organization – because not doing so constitutes a betrayal of the trust invested in it by the people and countries that depend on it.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element United Nations -- Corrupt practices;
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   341.23WAR 005796 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book